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Clinton man arrested for drug offenses

A Clinton man was arrested in Putnam County Tuesday for drug offenses and other charges.

Adam Washington, 39, was allegedly sleeping in a vehicle at Days Inn when Cookeville Police Officer Ben Dukes approached him to see what he was doing.

Dukes noticed a handgun in the back seat and told Washington to exit the vehicle, according to the arrest warrant.

Two grams of methamphetamine, scales, baggies, half a gram of crack cocaine and the 0.22 caliber semi automatic handgun "with the hammer pulled back" were retrieved from the vehicle, the warrant states.

Washington is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of controlled substances and manufacturing/delivering/selling/possessing meth. His bond is $25,000.